Rashmita of Badaniranjanpur village in Jajpur district is the first and only girl from the state who participated in the Kabaddi World Cup tournament held in Patna, earlier in March this year.
She bought laurels for the state after India won the tournament by defeating Iran by 25-19 points.
"After my return, Railway officials came to me and took copies of educational certificates and other documents assuring me a job in the Indian Railways. But, no further communication has been received from them so far. Rs 50,000 cash award announced by Odisha Olympic Association to me at that time has also not been paid," Rashmita said.
"In other states, men and women who have done well for the country got many incentives including jobs by their respective governments. But, in Orissa, we are ignored as our government has no policy or political will to support us to maintain the livelihood. Hence, I have decided to move out of Orissa in search of a job outside to sustain my family," she said.
"My daughter was the only one from our state who participated in the international kabaddi tournament. I hoped she will be rewarded with a job by the state government," Rashmita's father Duryodhan Sahu, said.
Jajpur district Collector Anil Kumar Samal said though the state had no provision of providing jobs to sports personalities, he would forward Rashmita's case to the state government.